Which to use
“complace” is a verb and “cómplices” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,050
- “complace” frequency rank
- #10,480
- “cómplices” frequency rank
- 26530
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | complace | cómplices |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de complacer o de complacerse. | Forma del plural de cómplice. |
Where the eye mixes complace and cómplices
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. complace runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against cómplices's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses complace with cómplices
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: complace is [kõmˈplase] while cómplices is [ˈkõmplises]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26530, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
complace is recorded at frequency rank #16,050, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmˈplase]. cómplices is at rank #10,480, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkõmplises].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 26530, this pair ranks #231,180 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of complace vs cómplices
Shared letters: celmp. Private to "complace": ao. Private to "cómplices": isó.
"complace" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "cómplices" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- complace ← ccomplace · cmoplace · comlpace · commplace · compalce · complacce · complaec · complase
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "complace" and "cómplices" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "complace" or "cómplices"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "complace" and "cómplices" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "complace" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cómplices" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #231,180 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "complace" and "cómplices" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "complace vs complice". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #231,180 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.